USS S-44

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USS S-44 was a United States Navy S-class submarine that served in the Pacific during World War II, noted for sinking several Japanese warships before being lost in 1943.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf S-class submarine
United States Navy submarine
World War II submarine
armament 1 × 4-inch/50 caliber deck gun
4 × 21-inch torpedo tubes (bow)
battleHonors Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
beam 6.30 metres
builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
casualties 56
causeOfLoss gunfire and depth charges from Japanese escort ship
commissioned 1925-02-16
conflict World War II
country United States of America
crewComplement 42
dateOfSinking 1943-10-07
decommissioned lost in action, not formally decommissioned before sinking
displacementSubmerged 1,062 long tons
displacementSurfaced 854 long tons
draft 4.88 metres
fate sunk in combat
finalEngagementOpponentShip Japanese escort ship Ishigaki
hullNumber SS-155
laidDown 1919-04-19
launched 1923-10-27
length 68.66 metres
maximumSpeedSubmerged 11 knots
maximumSpeedSurfaced 14.5 knots
namedAfter S-class naming sequence (letter "S" and hull number 44)
navalShipType submarine
notableAction sank Japanese heavy cruiser Kako
sank Japanese light cruiser Yura (assisted)
sank multiple Japanese merchant ships
notableActionDate 1942-08-10
operator United States Navy
opponent Imperial Japanese Navy
patrolArea Aleutian Islands
Solomon Islands
placeOfSinking off Paramushiro, Kuril Islands
propulsion diesel-electric
serviceBranch Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
serviceEntryYear 1925
shipyard Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
surface form: Fore River Shipyard
sponsor Mrs. William H. Allen
status war grave
submarineClass S-class
survivors 2
theaterOfOperations Pacific Ocean

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Japanese cruiser Kako sunkBy USS S-44